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8 ½ Women
If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight?
After his wife dies, middle-aged businessman Philip Emmenthal, at the prompting of his playboy son Storey, populates his Geneva villa with eight-and-a-half concubines. Three are from Kyoto, where Storey manages Pachinco palaces. Each has a distinctive personality: a nun, a child bearer, a gambler, a student of Kabuki, a horsewoman with a pet pig, a maid. As a year passes, the women begin asserting their own power.
Where to watch 8 ½ Women
8 ½ Women is streaming in the US on Philo, Fandor, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Xumo Play and Tubi TV.
Cast
- John Standing as Philip Emmenthal
- Matthew Delamere as Storey Emmenthal
- Vivian Wu as Kito
- Annie Shizuka Inoh as Simato
- Toni Collette as Griselda
- Claire Johnston as Amelia, Philip's Wife
- Polly Walker as Palmira
- Amanda Plummer as Beryl
- Elizabeth Berrington as Celeste
- Don Warrington as Simon
- Kirina Mano as Mio
- Manna Fujiwara as Giulietta/Half Woman
Details
- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Released
- May 22, 1999
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Studio
- Delux Productions, Kasander & Wigman Productions and Continent Film GmbH
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.5 / 10 from 70 votes
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